
Happy Monday! Here’s all the feminist news we’re reading about today:

• Introducing Caityln Jenner, who announced her new name on the cover of Vanity Fair. [Vanity Fair]
• It’s a good day for privacy: The NSA’s massive phone-spying program has been put on hold after the Senate did not meet a deadline for re-approving three key pieces of the Patriot Act. [The Atlantic]
• The Supreme Court ruled against Abercrombie & Fitch in a case where they refused to hire a young Muslim woman because her headscarf went against their mandated “look.” [Politico]
• Tunisian women recall decades of police violence and rape while the country was under dictatorship. [New York Times]
• Nebraska abolished the death penalty last week, despite the governor being a Republican and staunch dealth penalty-supporter. [Colorlines]
• On Friday, several LGBTQ and immigrant-rights activists staged a demonstration outside an immigrant detention center in Santa Ana, calling attention to how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement often puts transgender women into all-male detention centers. [Feministing]
• And finally, here’s some love for the strong-woman-falling-back-in-time show Outlander. [The Mary Sue]
What did I miss? Add what you’re reading to the comments.






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